And after nearly 10 minutes, I now understand that the word “slinging” is not synonymous with “shooting”.

Alternate title; "Man feeds his pet Apache while it makes happy noises. VERY CUTE! MUST WATCH!"

Apache but when it runs out of rounds you hear a massive M1 Garand Ping

It is absolutely fascinating watching people who know how to do something work and troubleshoot with minimal communication.

the only thing going through my mind is that someone had to think of and build this thing

The other guy looked so excited to fill this baby with fuel and then so dissapointed when you told him not to :(

90 years ago 30mm were some of the biggest rounds fired from Tanks. Now they're spit out the noses of Helicopters like sunflower seeds.

"Remember, switching to your pistol is always faster than reloading."

Lotta people complaining about this being too slow or simplified, comparing it to systems that have big auto loaders and such on planes... But the reason the Apache is designed like this? You can land a helicopter on any flat piece of dirt, use normal people with no equipment to reload it, and send it on it's way again. It makes the apache more versatile, not requiring all the crazy amount of infrastructure like most modern weapon systems require. And if it takes a while to load one gunship, that's fine because there's more support capable of filling the gap while one is in service. Its the same principle right down to squad level infantry tactics, and no matter how sophisticated we are sometimes the simplest solutions just work better.

at 2:05 thats a hell of a way to get your mail delivered

honestly I'm the most impressed at how he turns that wrench on the bottom of the gun, that's extremely skillful and efficient

Look at the hellfires sitting there. As if they didn't cost what they cost.

All those times shooting for no reason on all those battlefield games and I had no Idea how much work they put in to it Man I feel bad

This is why I love youtube ! Today I watched a tutorial on how to weave a basket, cook a perfect steak, and load 30mm ammo into an Apache combat helicopter. Thank you so much !

*Video starts Me: Wait is this the video with the helicopter i've seen 3 years ago? *30 seconds in Me: Yes, guess I'll watch it again

So are these guys like the squires of the modern age? And the pilots are the knights and their stead.

From what I understand, this wasn't just reloading the gun but dealing with a jammed weapon. They don't usually have to break open the gun itself nor plug in to override the safety like that. I'm also pretty sure they don't take out fed ex boxes during a live mission nor just load in 44 rounds when the weapon holds 300+

7:30 +1 in the chamber...atta boy.

American: APACHE!!! ITS FEEDING TIME Apache: OwO

Ground crew: how many *FREEDOM FRIES* do you require? Pilot: *YES*

You mean you don't just press the R button?

6:59 no homo bro

This is what it felt like reloading those fat crayons back in kinder-garden after a killer class of coloring💀

Soldier: Casually rearms an Apache with 30mm shells 11 million people: *interesting...*

That's what a deployment looks like. Gravel fucking everywhere. FUCK ROCKS.

Great video. Good to see how the grunt work that keeps these machines working happens. The pilots & gunners get the most airtime on KZfaq, but as any airman knows, there is a lot of work done to make a mission happen. The refueles, re-armers, and maintenance people work long hours in often appalling conditions to keep the aircraft serviceable. Great job to all. Greatest respect.

Girls at 3:00 AM: OMG let’s watch some scary videos! Me and the boys at 3:00 AM: Edit: wtf, I made this 2 yrs ago, y’all deadass liked my shit comment💀 11/13/21

Love how the military designed the “stripper clips” for these rounds but then it has to be hand fed anyways. Thats just what i expected

So, youre telling me that the USPS can get a package to wherever this is, but loses a local package?

You just know they're gonna spend it all in one place.

The longest reload animation.

The trailer for battlefield 6 is looking pretty hot

I'm a former Air Force weapons loader (462X0) I'm so jealous of you Army guys, there is no way we could have gotten away with putting extra rounds in our pockets, not torque wrenching or safety wiring everything. I love how you guys place more emphasis on turning that aircraft and getting it back into the fight! Go Army.

Way better than the usual footage of take off, landing, and air to air refuelling. Thanks - very interesting to watch

You what really surprised me here, that instead of walking towards the Apache he just stood there and the Apache was the one who slowly flew over where he was and landed as carefully as a butterfly.

So there's actually a process? They don't just randomly appear out of nowhere?

Never knew apaches delivered USPS packages

My appreciation to all the mechanics and engineering guys and girls you are the real mvp of planes and helicopters

I don't know why I got this in my recommended. But, I'm watching it.

8:26 IHe slips his wrench into a pocket made for it on his uniform.

I love how he manually put the last round in the gun chamber

If this were in California he wouldn’t be allowed to load more than 15.

They designed the cannon like so. If the gunship was stolen the thieves could never figure out how to reload it.

This was a great vid, the trust the pilots have in you guys, the teamwork, the insight into just one tiny process of thousands to keep a machine like this operable is so cool! Thanks for the upload :)

Them are some big Freedom Pills.

Just like packing the fridge full of beer!

So this is how you feed a partner that Identifies as an Attack Helicopter.

Man i miss the times when KZfaq is a platform to upload literally anything and you don't need to think about demonetization and strikes😥

Most badass crayons I've ever seen. Wow, never expect to see this many likes on my comment, greatly appreciate it all of you!

i was like there's no way he's going to hand load of them...nope i stand corrected

imagine landing and say : "aight here your delivery" another man : "ok here your payment" * gives 30mms * delivery man : "aight have a good day" * flies out *

It looks like you guys are professionals and know exactly what you’re doing while also making it up as you go.

That's a badass mail courier.

I never knew helicopters were powered by giant golden crayons

the smile of a man who loves what he does dosen't get much more genuine than that

WARNING: WHILE LOADING, DO NOT DROP POINTY END DOWN. I love how the whole operation hinges on them not losing the crescent wrench with which to crank the shells in. Crescent wrenches were made to lose..

This never gets old She's beautiful man. Such a pretty cannon... It's always good to keep the babies fed

LOL..He walked under the propeller shadows spinning. I ducked my head watching this video.

I love how I see this video at least twice a time every year for the past 4 years in my recommendations. Always gotta stop what I’m doing and rewatch it simply because how badass this is.

anywhere else: gets mail delivered by a mailman. America: *gets mail by a apache helicopter*

"Loading up a couple hot ones with the boys"

Our gunships in Nam had problems with jamming using belt feed. The XM18 pods where you cranked the rounds in would be de-link as the rounds went into a drum. Very reliable. You had to really be on the lookout for long or short rounds in the belt ammo when reloading. Damn wish we had had 30 mike mike cannons! Good bye Charlie

2013:Nope 2014:Nope 2015:Nope 2016:Nope 2017:Nope 2018:Nope 2019:Hey wanna watch guy loading some 30mm shells?

you know I dont understand why all the cool military videos are from 8 or more years ago but this was still cool to see a Apache being reloaded

that reloading procedure needs to be improved.

492 dislikes? Must have been on the receiving end of those 30mm's.

the title should be " A free tutorial how to reload an apache with 30mm" :P

Well done crew. When an Apache delivers the heat, it is definitely a big team effort.

Fascinating video. We rarely get a look into all the efforts required to prepare these amazing machines to work right. Hopefully the owner of the property hit by those little bullets will have some insurance; they'll probably scratch it up a bit.

I was in the USAF for 25 years, our career field was Aircraft Armament Systems Specialist. We loaded/unloaded all the munitions on fighter/bomber aircraft and did all the maintenance on the Bomb Racks, Rocket/missile launchers, gun systems, etc, we were called Weapons Troops back then, 462's now 2W1's (career field number/MOS for you soldiers). I worked on F-111E's, F-4's of all series, Reccy F-4's, OV-10'S A-10'S, F-15C/D/E STRIKE EAGLES, F-16'S, and B-1's.Loaded several millions of pounds of munitions over those years. Even after making rank and being a shop chief I still got myself qualified to load the training munitions, flares, rockets, AIM-9 missiles, 20mm/30mm ammo. We even loaded/maintained the M-60 machine guns on the OV-10 Bronco aircraft. I hated the office and wanted to be on the flightline with my troops, helping them we were short handed, not answering phones and stupid questions from 2nd Lt's fresh out of the Academy (you know who you are)!!! Even worked on some Navy aircraft when the diverted to our base in the sand box. When I was stationed in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) we worked on South Korean F-4's, OA-37's, F-5's and F-16's, Worked on the A-10 up at Eielson AFB Alaska and we pumped thousands of rounds of 30mm in them puppies. Even though this is an army video it brings back lot's of great memories. Thanks for the video and your service.

Bf4 taught me how scary these things are.

It amazes me the level of engineering it takes to build one of these attack choppers

I thought it was cool watching them be fired at things. It's even better watching them get loaded up.

you can tell one guy is newer and the other has been doing this for a while. I love the amount of care, work and dedication it takes to do this. It really shows you love your craft.

Great video of the unsung heros of our military. The folks behind the machinery that instills fear in the hearts of our enemies. I thank the personnel shown doing their important jobs in this educational video. Much respect.

You don’t understand what it is like to have air show up when you are having a bad day or night. Thanks man!

Fascinating!! Thanks for your service, damn fine job!!!

6:58 dont ask, dont tell

Perfect now i know how to reload an Apache thanks your boyyy is coming whit the kill streak!!

The most epic 9 minutes of a soldier loading up some freedom enforcers into the freedom dispenser

From the title and thumbnail, I expected someone firing off rounds of 30mm out of a humvee turret What I got was in no way disappointing

Man that automatic loading system is sweet, here our ordnance guys are loading cobras with a damn speed handle into our shitty linkless 20mm feed systems.

1: i love how casul everything is...just throwing some shells up on top of the heli and 2 : This guy knows what hes doing :D

Don't you just love seeing someone causally carrying around and handling rounds three times bigger than a middle finger and capable of literally distinguishing a human with a shot to the center of mass?

Very cool. Sometimes learning stuff behind the scenes like rations, supplies living conditions are just as interesting as learning about the tactics, weapons and formations.

Interesting video there. I assume that was a gunship coming in for a hot reload of ammo and then back out to do more close ground support. As a 0311 grunt myself it gave me a greater respect for our own air wingers and the Army etc..Aviation Ordinance...you know what I mean. You could see the care these guys take in maintaining that gun...that gun that will be a great help to some grunt. Those 30 cal shells are devastating. The views from those gun cams above don't do them justice. From the ground it looks like a small cal mortar going off but coming in at super sonic speed. I was always glad these were on our side...they can see what is just ahead and all around you and be your eyes and big brother. A 10 Pilots are my personal favorite. Those guys fly so low you feel the heat from the engines. Always liked all those Pilots ..but you have to like the guys who maintain the weapons etc too....feel the love POGs' ..hehe

Good to have a big fan at work when working in hot climates.

And that's why we can't build a chopper on Last Day on Earth, Its just so complex.

Does it take Glock mags?(lmfao)

I sexually identify as one of those helicopters

Those are some beautifully designed freedoms

This is my favorite gun, along with the 20x42mm Neopup. Notice how the Apache m230 chain gun, 30 x 113mm, is linkless, to avoid metal getting sucked into the engine. The ground weapon uses links. Pruno

3 questions. 1. Why did the pilot leave the helicopter on? 2. Why is there not a faster way? 3. Why is this so sexy?

Reloading the Freedom Cannon.

I am almost 100% sure this is FOB Pasab in Afghanistan. I was there in 2013 to 2014 doing the same thing. Watching this video brings great memories of when I deployed with 1 ID. Reading the comments is awesome and brings a different perspective to what we do and how people see it. If only they knew that this is the fun part of our job as ARMT. 🤙🏼

Hand loading that last 30mm must be so satisfying. Knowing that the first round down range has the loving personal touch.

What was in the little package that was removed from that storage compartment on the side?

I just watched all 9 1/2 minutes... and am now wanting to do what his dude does.

This guy must be having the best time, reloading an Apache and getting close to it all the time.

Awsome technique of this man great job! very efficient